“Replete with imagery that shimmers with the kind of almost otherworldly wonder one might associate with a Terrence Malick movie… this film does more than just tell a story, it testifies to the sheer loveliness of anything — everything — when drenched in silence.” -Carl McColman Read the full review on The Huffington Post here.

“I am undone by this film… it lands in the mind, at least to this reviewer, with an impact reminiscent of seeing 1982’s Koyaanisqatsi for the first time… Shen’s In Pursuit of Silence incessantly inspires and sometimes takes the breath away and can even accomplish both at once.” -Austin Chronicle Read the whole review here.

Last November the U.S. Embassy in Haiti invited us to Haiti for a week-long screening tour which included an epic and historic showing in the village of La Source. CNN accompanied us on the trip for a 6-minute segment that premiered today, the fifth anniversary of the earthquake. Watch it here. Here’s how Patrick summed […]

“If it doesn’t leave you at least itching to look up ways that you can help on the Internet, you might not have a soul. I’ve seen this movie twice, and there were tears and cheers both times.” – Dan Schindel, Current Movie Reviews Read the article here

“Patrick Shen’s fascinating and affecting look at Princeton janitor Josue Lajuenesse, who spearheaded a movement to supply clean water to the small village in Haiti where he grew up.” – Steve Pond, The Wrap Read the article here

“After watching the film, you come to respect this custodial wisdom, and you recognize that we each have learned lessons from our varied experiences and have a story to tell. Each story is as important a thread in our collective tapestry as the next, and what we do to earn a paycheck does not add […]

La Source Director/Producer Patrick Shen and Co-Producer Brandon Vedder were recently interviewed on LA Talk Radio’s Film Courage podcast – voted one of the top ten podcasts for filmmakers & creatives by MovieMaker Magazine – about the film, their experience in Haiti, and the La Source Social Action Campaign. LISTEN HERE

“I remember feeling like the scope of the film kept expanding with every month that went by. The more time we had to think about the movie, the more we wanted to include in it and the more ambitious we became.”

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“I am undone by this film… it lands in the mind, at least to this reviewer, with an impact reminiscent of seeing 1982’s Koyaanisqatsi for the first time… Shen’s In Pursuit of Silence incessantly inspires and sometimes takes the breath away and can even accomplish both at once.” -Austin Chronicle
"Directed by Patrick Shen and narrated by the lovely Don Cheadle with music by Sigur Ros, La Source is cut from exceptional talent." -Huffington Post
"I just watched this breathtaking documentary, 'The Philosopher Kings,' on Hulu. It’s only about an hour long, and will change the way you feel about the people you never notice. It’s stunning. Captivating. Touching. And raw." -Las Cruces Sun-News
“The visuals are crisp, and Shen’s seamless editing creates conversation between his various subjects, as the spoken musing of one plays over the images of another. Kings arcs hard toward its uplifting ending, but it also completely earns it.” -Ernest Hardy, LA Weekly
"...moving documentary..." -Sheri Linden, LA Times
“...powerful and inspirational.” -LAist
“It’s easy to assume that society’s often most underappreciated workers — people like janitors, fry cooks, garbage collectors and security guards — don’t have much to say about life. But… those assumptions couldn’t be more off-base.” -Pasadena Weekly